Owen v. Peacock
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the Superior Court of Chicago. This was a petition filed in the Court below by Emeline Owen against Joseph Peacock, for her dower in certain premises described as the undivided half of the west forty feet' and north fifty feet of the east forty feet of lot five, block twenty, in the old town of Chicago. A decree was entered pro forma for the defendant, and the petitioner thereupon sued out this writ of error.
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Writ of Error to the Superior Court of Chicago. This was a petition filed in the Court below by Emeline Owen against Joseph Peacock, for her dower in certain premises described as the undivided half of the west forty feet' and north fifty feet of the east forty feet of lot five, block twenty, in the old town of Chicago. A decree was entered pro forma for the defendant, and the petitioner thereupon sued out this writ of error. The circumstances connected with the claim of dower are fully set forth in the opinion of the court. These questions are presented under the assignment of errors: First.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Beeese
This was a petition filed by the plaintiff in error in the' Superior, Court of Chicago, for her dower in a certain lot in that city.
The facts are substantially these: On the fifth of April, 1832, the husband of the petitioner, with Richard J. Hamilton, were the owners of the lot in question by jiurchase from the County Commissioners of Cook county, to whom it was conveyed by the State, and on the ninth of May, 1833, they conveyed the same to John T. Temple, the plaintiff in error not joining in the deed. The defendant derives and claims title to the lot through conveyances from Temple. In the…
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